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Villar urges Congress to extend agri fund validity

By Marvin Sy | January 9, 2016 - 9:00am

Senator Cynthia Villar is urging the House of Representatives to pass the measure extending the validity of the Agricultural...

Agriculture

DA set to resume ACEF lending

August 21, 2012 - 12:00am

The Department of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Competitiveness Ehancement Fund (ACEF), will resume extending loans as soon as the transfer of funds to Government Financing Institutions (GFIs) has been ...

Business

New, improved ACEF eyed

January 16, 2012 - 12:00am

Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, said he and Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala are finalizing guidelines that would leave no doubt that the...

Business

Pangilinan hails DA's modernization thrust

November 20, 2011 - 12:00am

Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan hailed the government’s thrust in modernizing agriculture and improving the lives of farmers and fisherfolk, saying this is a major step towards the country’s...

Agriculture

Renewed faith in gov't spurs agri growth - Pangilinan

August 28, 2011 - 12:00am

Welcoming the good news that the country’s agriculture sector posted substantial growth in the first semester, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said “the strength of the agri sector comes from...

Agriculture

Major agri-fishery players to chart 15-year program

January 30, 2011 - 12:00am

The Congressional Oversight Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) will convene the major players in the agriculture and fishery sector from both the...

Agriculture

Legarda wants zero-based budget for AFMA

July 12, 2010 - 12:00am

Sen. Loren Legarda, chairperson of the Senate agriculture committee and the Congressional Oversight Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM), fully supports President Aquino’s plan to...

Business

Release of funds to mitigate effects of El Niño urged

January 18, 2010 - 12:00am

Sen. Loren Legarda has urged the government to immediately release funds for projects intended to minimize the effects of El Niño or dry spell..

Business

ACEF to fund P100-million scholarship program for agriculture students

June 18, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines – The government would provide P100 million worth of scholarships to some indigent students this school year, Sen. Loren Legarda said recently.

Education and Home

Passage of food safety bill pushed

By Aurea Calica | April 6, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Alarmed by cases of salmonella contamination in various food products both here and abroad, Sen. Loren Legarda yesterday said she would push for the immediate passage of a comprehensive bill...

Headlines